Is it worth the trip?
34Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 3 ft swell at 5 s
Mon 2 · 43 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 43kJ
- Wind
- SE 3 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Tue 3 · 40 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 27kJ
- Wind
- SE 3 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 20kJ
- Wind
- SE 0 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Thu 5 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 16kJ
- Wind
- S 1 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Fri 6 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 9kJ
- Wind
- W 3 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 smushy
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- ENE 3 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 17kJ
- Wind
- ENE 3 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 149, fair
- Mon 243, poor
- Tue 340, too small
- Wed 433, too small
- Thu 528, too small
- Fri 619, too small
- Sat 711, too small
- Sun 835, too small
- Mon 918, too small
- Tue 1025, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
Long bay does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 49, fair | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 51kJ | wind from the east, 4 knots | 29°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 43, poor | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 43kJ | wind from the south-east, 3 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 40, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 27kJ | wind from the south-east, 3 knots | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 33, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 20kJ | wind from the south-east, 0 knots | 25°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 28, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 16kJ | wind from the south, 1 knot | 25°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 19, too small | 1 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | offshorewind from the west, 3 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 11, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 35, too small | 2 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 18, too small | 1 ft3 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 25, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 10kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, offshore | 28°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 02:03 +0.0 mLow 07:59 −0.1 mHigh 15:13 +0.2 mLow 22:04 −0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:49 +0.1 mLow 09:21 −0.1 mHigh 16:13 +0.2 mLow 22:51 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:04 +0.1 mLow 10:37 −0.1 mHigh 17:04 +0.2 mLow 23:32 −0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Long bay
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (68°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (248°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 34). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 27°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Long Bay, 0.4 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$824–US$1,510 each
about US$824–US$1,510 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to MBJ, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$248–US$509 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$94–US$154 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$188–US$315 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$208–US$389 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$824–US$1,510 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
1 min by car · 6 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Long Bay its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Boston on Booking.com
12 min by car · 2 places to stay
- Beds in Port Antonio on Booking.com
28 min by car · 11 places to stay
About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 10h 50m
About 10h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → MBJ, direct, then 3h 20m by road
Flights MDW → MBJ on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.